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Wednesday, January 23, 2008

A Wee Bit Behind!

It has been quite some time since I scrapbooked which means I am very far behind and need a bit of practice (yup, this is a practice page, so don't beat up on it too much!). I decided I better get cracking on last years pictures before I make any trips this year. :)

This picture is from my Summer of '07 trip to Spain and Portugal (it's the Royal Palace in Madrid). I actually plan on making a 12"x12" scrapbook for this trip but alas I have a very limited selection of 12"x12" cardstock at the moment, I'll take care of that problem with my next order. Of course I'll get a few other things at the same time, perhaps a new alphabet set. Anyone have any opinions on the new Stampin' Up! Schoolbook Serif set? I like my Big Deal alphabet for some things but it just looks odd on this page with the letter "a" being a different font size then the rest.

Tip: I cut the More Mustard circle with my Coluzzle and circle template. I then lightly scratched (used very light pressure to keep from cutting) the next size smaller circle onto the cutout and followed that faint line as I paper pierced the circle. I tacked the circle into place with a little glue and then used that as a guide as I spelled out "madrid" with the Big Deal Alphabet (my one and only non-retired set!).

Do over comments: If I were to redo this page I would cut the River Rock cardstock to about 9"x8.5", leave off the flourishes and designer paper and layer the river rock on a sheet of 12"x12" Old Olive cardstock (probably wheeled in the same color with the It's Beautiful jumbo wheel). I would also space out the "madrid" a little more so it would make a perfect semi-circle. There would also be a slightly wider border of River Rock on the left side. Hmm... maybe I will do this once I get more 12"x12" paper. We'll see...

5 comments:

Wow - your practice page!? I love it! I love how you did the circle and the lettering around it. Very cool! I hope you post more of your scrapbook pages as you do them - I mostly work on travel scrapbooks too so I love to see how others document their journeys. Plus I've always wanted to go to Spain & Portugal, so I can live vicariously through you... ;-) (I really should work on my son's book, he just turned 2 & I haven't started it! But I still have Hawaii, Switzerland & China to do from our pre-baby days...!)

I wouldn't change a thing! I've been to Spain and Portugal--loved Portugal, but wasn't impressed with southern Spain. We also went to the Rock of Gibraltar--fascinating! Isn't Europe wonderful for all that history, art and architecture??? My favorite is Italy.